Lon Knight vs. Eric Yelding — Career Comparison

Lon Knight
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRight Fielder
Eric Yelding
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Lon Knight and Eric Yelding are closely matched on the surface stats. Eric Yelding posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.296 vs .274) and home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). Lon Knight had the advantage in slugging (.319 vs .294). By the career numbers, Eric Yelding had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lon Knight and Eric Yelding

Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
136.99
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
203.5
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2387
600
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
600
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2288
575.12
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
993
549.12
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
139.51
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
242
133.82
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
106.07
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
113.36
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
23.38
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
27
14.93
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.3
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.87
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.75
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.66
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
33.43
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
37
20.46
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201.9
50.75
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
90.47
50.03
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
183.75
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
292
161.47
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
164.39
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
173.09
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
98.28
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
122
67.47
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
49.77
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
67
37.05
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
147.3
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
186
102.86
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.22
57.12
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
92.52
51.16
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.5
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
24.38
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
38.71
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.32
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
17.85
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
177
97.88
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.62
33.62
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.37
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.19
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.42
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.06
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.5
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
49.22
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.67
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.5
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
71.89
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
68.46
68.46

Fielding Stats for Lon Knight and Eric Yelding

Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
1.04
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.27
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.97
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14583
27
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
6469
27
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4861
9
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156.1
9
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
1.56
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.17
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.44
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.81
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.29
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1236
2.29
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
4.16
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
2
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.97
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.54
87.54
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.932
1.932
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.132
3.132
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.32
76.32
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.07
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.32
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0